Lara
Heidi and I were walking through the woods in the late afternoon shadows. I knew that she was needing time to process my father’s abhorrent behaviour. I don’t know how long we had been walking for before Heidi stopped and turned to me.
“What if he does it again?” she demanded.
“Cut his nuts off!” Phoenix growled, making me snort in surprise.
“What?” Heidi demanded, looking at me expectantly.
“Phoenix said to cut his nuts off,” I told her.
“Sounds good. Can you help me out with that?” she asked.
“Heidi, we need to tackle the problem from both sides. Tiffany is a problem and my father is a problem. We need to come up with a plan to deal with the problem in its entirety,” I explained.
“Just promise me that you will help me,” she whispered, tears filling her eyes.
“Of course, I
